There are women for whom family is a priority, and they do it. It just wasn't as much a priority for me. Lisa Randall familyprioritywoman Change image and share on social
I actually like seeing how the world - trying to figure out how the world works, how it all fits together. Also, it makes me happy when I feel like things are consistent, when there's some sort of order to the universe. Lisa Randall consistentfeelfigure share on social
What makes me different as a scientist is that I'm kind of imaginative. The ideas just happen. Lisa Randall happenideaimaginative Change image and share on social
I think simplicity is a good guide: The more economical a theory, the better. Lisa Randall economicalgoodguide Change image and share on social
I was always good at math, but I was good at everything. It sounds obnoxious, but I was just smart. In school, it's kind of obvious when you're learning things faster than other kids. Lisa Randall fastgoodkid Change image and share on social
The scientist is also a composer... You could think of science as discovering one particular thing - a supernova or whatever. You could also think of it as discovering this whole new way of seeing the world. Lisa Randall composerdiscoverscience share on social
I don't think about a theory of everything when I do my research. And even if we knew the ultimate underlying theory, how are you going to explain the fact that we're sitting here? Solving string theory won't tell us how humanity was born. Lisa Randall bearexplainfact share on social
Scientific experiments are expensive, and people are entitled to know about them if they want to. I think it is very difficult to convey ideas. Lisa Randall conveydifficultentitle Change image and share on social
You can be only a modest distance away from the gravity brane, and gravity will be incredibly weak. Lisa Randall branedistancegravity Change image and share on social
There could be more to the universe than the three dimensions we are familiar with. They are hidden from us in some way, perhaps because they're tiny or warped. But even if they're invisible, they could affect what we actually observe in the universe. Lisa Randall affectdimensionfamiliar share on social
